Seniors

Development and validation of a physical performace instrument for the functionally impaired elderly: the Physical Disability Index (PDI)

Article Abstract:

An observer-administered, performance-based instrument that measures the physical function of frail nursing residents without severe cognitive impairment, the Physical Disability Index (PDI), was developed and validated. The PDI has 65 items in four subscales measuring range of motion, strength, balance and mobility. Results show that the PDI as a performance-based instrument can discriminate among frail individuals with varying levels of physical function.

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening version for use with Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans

Article Abstract:

A Spanish version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening version (HHIE-S) has been developed. In a test of elderly Mexican-American volunteers who took both the English and Spanish version, the correlation between the two scores was 0.89. When the test was given to a sample of older community-based Mexican-Americans, men had higher scores than women and depression and hearing impairment were associated with higher scores.

Author: Lichtenstein, Michael J., Hazuda, Helen P.

Publisher:Blackwell Publishers Ltd.Publication Name:Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietySubject:SeniorsISSN:0002-8614Year:1998

Diagnosis, Hearing loss

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Potential mediators of ethnic differences in physical activity in older Mexican Americans and European Americans: results from the San Antonio longitudinal study of aging

Article Abstract:

A study highlighting the differences in leisure time physical activities of older Mexican Americans and European Americans is presented. The study is based on elderly persons from San Antonio region. The benefits from regular leisure time physical activities are highlighted and the reasons because of which Mexican Americans and other ethnic minorities remain sedentary are analyzed.